Game-board.



` PATBNTBD JULY 21. 1903. EL., FRANK.

GAMBBOARD.

APPLwmIoK FILED SEPT. 13, 1902.

No MODEL.

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No. 734,313,y

UNITED STATES Patented July 21, 190e.

HENRY FRANK, OF NEW YORK,'N. Y.

GAM E-BOARD.

SPECIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,313, dated July 21, 1 903.

Application filed September 13, 1902. Serial No. 123,314. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, HENRY FRANK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, Glendale station, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Ini-l proved Game-Board, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements inin which' similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a game-board embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a longi- .Y

tudinal section thereof.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the board, which may beof any desired size, and in use it is designed to be held in an inclined position. Therefore I provide it at its upper end with legs 2, whichvmay be hinged to the under side of the board. The board has an upwardly-extended iange 3 extended along itssides and ends, and at one side is a raceway 4, through-which a ball is designed to be 'forced by means of `a plunger 5 at the lower end of the raceway. This plunger 5 has a finger-piece 6, extended through a slot in the top plate 7, and it is impelled forward by means of a spring 8.

At the upper end of the board is a curved deiecting bar or plate 10, and .arranged below this dedector 10 is a series of blocks or uprights 11, 12, and 13. At the upper sides of the blocks are .pins 14, which form the side walls of pockets for receiving the ball, and on the blocks'at each pocket is printed the play. There is a space 15 between the end of the block 11 and the side of the board,

'through which the ball may pass as it is discharged from the raceway. There is also a space 16 between the blocks 11 and 12, a space 17 between the blocks 12 and 13, and a space 18 between the end of the block 13 and the adjacent side or flange of the board. It will be noted that the block 11 has four pockets,

the block 12 two pockets, and the block 13.

three pockets.

Arranged in the field-is a diamond 19, having a home-plate 20, a pitcher-s box 21, bases 22 23 24, and a short-stop position 25. Arranged adjacent to these several positionsin the diamond are receiving devices for the ball. As here shown, these receiving devices consist of pockets formed of upwardly-'extended curved plates 26. The basemen', a pitcher, and short-stop will be Iindicated by pins 27 rearward of the Vreceiving devices. It will be noted that the block 12 is in direct line back'of the batters position on the diamond, thus serving as a backstop.

In the outfield are receiving devices 28,

similar to the first-named receiving devices,

and the fielders are indicated by the pins 29. At the lower end of the board is a series of pockets, thef side walls of which are formed by forwardly-extended pins 30, and on the block o r strip in which the pins extend is printed matter indicating certain plays.

Arranged variously in the field of the board are dei'lccting or obstructing devices consisting of pins 31, extended upward from the board.

In playing the gaine the general rules of base-ball will be practically followed out. Briefly, the operation, however, maybe stated as follows: Sides will be chosen-that is,'two persons will take choice as to which shall have the first inning. The ball 32 is to be placed in the runway. when the plunger 5 is in its lowerrnost position. Then by releasing the plunger the spring will force it forward, consequently forcing the ball through the runway against the deiector 10. Should the ball pass vthrough either one of the openings 16 or 17, it will be counted as a hit; but should it pass in its `movements around the Ield into any one of the receiving devices the striker will be counted out. Should the ball pass through the opening 18, it will be regarded as a foul ball. Should it stop in the center pocket of the block 13, it will be considered as a ball, and such pockets are also' XOO formed in the block ll. Other plays will be indicated'by the printed matter on the blocks, as before indicated.

As the printed matter clearly indicates the plays, it is thought further description is unnecessary, especially as the rules of the game will be attached to the board.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In combination with means for impelling a rolling device, of a game-board having a diamond and players positions indicated thereon, a series of uprights extended across the board above the diamond and spaced apart, the said uprights being provided with pockets, the center one of the uprights being in line with and back of the batters position on lthe diamond, substantially as specified.

2. In combination with means for impelling a rolling device, a game-board having a runway at one side in Which the impelling means is arranged, a series of uprights in alinement transversely of the board at the upper portion and spaced apart, the outer uprights being spaced from the sides of the board, each of said uprights having a plurality of pockets, one of the outer uprights having a less number of pockets than the other outer upright, and the center upright having a less number of pockets than either of the others, the said center upright being in line with and directly back of the home-plate, a series of pockets at the lower end of the board, uprights placed at players positions on the board, and pins variously arranged on the board, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing witnesses.

HENRY FRANK.

W'itnesses:

GEORGE SGHUTTLE, HENRY H. LEWIS. 

